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It is divided into three classes : Zoology,

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Mineralogy, and Herpetology.

The Zoological department is o p e n , gratis, throughout the year every Sunday and Thursday from I t — I o’clock; the H erpetological department, every Tuesday from 1 1— 1 o’clock; but the M inera- logical department, which formerly formed part o f the Chamber o f Art, can only be view ed on Tues­ days from 3— 5 o’clock between the 1st. o f May and the 1st. o f Novr. Det Kyl. Mønt- og Médaillé Cabinet, The Royal Cabinet o f Coins and Medals, in Rosenborg Palace has existed since 178 4. The Coins are arranged into three classes: The Danish Coins; The Ancient Coins; and, The Foreign Coins. The Ancient Collection is the richest, the number o f Coins amounting to above 2 0 ,0 0 0 . The Num ismatic collection o f Copenhagen is certainly interesting to the English antiquarian and historian. A ll the Mint Mastèrs of the Northern world w e r e , from the commencement o f coinage down to very late a g e s , Englishmen, as appears from the coins and from the form or tracing o f the characters : the M int Master’s nam e and lan­ guage proclaim him an Englishman w ithout doubt. A glance at Rudding and any subsequent Num is­ matic w ill establish this as a fact.